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ColorFORTH deserves a mention, to say the least! Chuck Moore devising his own programming language, which runs bare metal on x86 chips, in which he wrote a VLS
by samatman 5y ago
ColorFORTH deserves a mention, to say the least!
Chuck Moore devising his own programming language, which runs bare metal on x86 chips, in which he wrote a VLSI design program, to make chips, which run his programming language: it's safe to say this is the most control over a computing stack which a single human has at this moment in history.
Which is not to say GreenArrays is a one-man show, or detract from the hard work everyone else involved has done. I've not spoken to every one of them, but I can't imagine those I have disagreeing with me.
- vitiral 5y agoForth itself is far more amazing considering the time period it was made. Chuck created self hosting OS's on KiB of ram, allowing an iterative development cycle when most OS's ran on computers the size of a refrigerator
- samatman 5y agoForth, and Chuck, and SVFIG, have all had a profound effect on my journey as a programmer. I strongly recommend A Problem-Oriented Language to anyone seeking a better understanding of the history and philosophy of computer programming.